Button.



J. J. GOTTSGHALK. BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1913.

1,100,069, Patented June 16,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. GOTTSCHALK, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 IRVING S. LEONARD, OF TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Burton.

Patented June 16, 1914-.

Application filed September 12, 1913. Serial No. 789,569.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN J. GOTTSOI-IALK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Taunton, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Buttons, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on-the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to buttons, and particularly to buttons adapted to be inserted in button-holes of shirts.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of one type of button embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; and Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view thereof.

Although my invention is adapted for use in connection with various types of buttons and in various relations, it is particularly applicable to buttons used for the purpose of securing shirt collars to shirts.

Great difficulty has heretofore been experienced, particularly by men, in properly applying ties to turndown collars and in adjusting the tie, because of the friction between the tie, the collar button and the inner surface of the collar at the back of the neck.

It is an important object of my invention to provide a button which may be used in this position and which will substantially relieve or overcome this difliculty.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have in the several figures represented a collar button of the so-called onepiece structure, although it is evident that my invention is not restricted to use therewith, but that it is adapted for general use for buttons. Therein the neck of the button is represented at 1, the base at 2 and the head at 3. The base 2 may be formed integral with the body of the button or be attached thereto in any suitable manner not herein necessary to describe. I provide the head 3 of the button with a suitable frictionreducing, superficial portion or element, herein typified as a ball 4, which is inserted within the head and secured therein so as readily to turn or rotate when he exposed portion thereof is engaged by the band of the tie and the latter is drawn across it.

The button and the movable element may be formed of any suitable material. Preferably the ball is metallic and may be hollow or solid and of any suitable size.

The neckl is preferably integral with the head which latter is formed by bending the material outward and then inward, as indicated at 5, so that the upper surface of the inwardly beat portion presents an enlarged, top, superficial contact surface. Furthermore, the inner surface of the head contacts with the ball 4 only, at a plurality of spaced areas, thereby very materially reducing the friction and permitting the ready rotation of the ball lwithin its receiving pocket, as for example, when engaged by the tie. Herein the ball 4 is represented as contacting with the lower inner surface of the head along an annular path 6, and as contacting with the upper inner surface thereof along the edge 5. The outer edge of the top contact surface and ball-receiving pocket, being thin relative to the exposed arc of said ball, facilitates edgewise penetration of the-head through the button hole, which is of particular importance if the button-hole be starched or closed in ironing.

In use, the tie, when drawn across the ball 4:, rotates the same more or less, thus reducing the friction therebetween, and allowing the tie to be readily adjusted.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

1. A collar or like button having a base and an upstanding neck and head, the latter being bent outwardly and inwardly to constitute a ball receiving pocket and an enlarged, superficial, top contact surface, and a rotary ball positioned in said pocket, and having its upper surface exposed, the inner surface of said head contacting with the ball at spaced areas only.

2. A collar or like button having a base, an upstanding neck and a head rigid therewith, the latter being formed to constitute a ball receiving pocket having an extension outwardly therefrom and then upwardly being thin relative to the exposed arc of and inwardly to engage the surface of the said ball. ball the upper surface of said extension en- In testimony whereof, I have signed my gaging at its inner edge with the ball, and name to this specification, in the presence of 5 providing an enlarged, superficial, top contwo subscribing witnesses.

tact surface having an encirclin edge to T facilitate edgewise penetration of the head JOHB GOTTSOHALK through the buttonhole, and arotary ball Witnesses: positioned in said pocket and having its FREDERICK S. HALL, 10 upper surface exposed, said encircling edge ERMA T. REED.

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